Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 612

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The husband may take back his revocably divorced wife by words or deeds, by his sole will. The condition for this. Her being within the waiting period. Its implication. This right is not extinguished by waiver. The reason for this. It entails an alteration of God’s law. Revocation of divorce by words. Its nature. Some is explicit without intention, and some consists of writings dependent upon intention.
Arabic original
للزوج أن يراجع مطلقته رجعياً بالقول أو الفعل بمحض إرادته. شرط ذلك. وجودها في فترة العدة. مفاد ذلك. عدم سقوط هذا الحق بالإسقاط. علة ذلك. أنه يتضمن تغييراً لشرع االله. المراجعة بالقول. ماهيتها. منها الصريح بلا نية ومنها الكتابات التي تتوقف على النية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٢/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٧/١٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 437. PDF pages: 422.

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